Genre: Nude
Nude Paintings
Nudes study the human body, from classically inspired figures to modern, less idealized takes. This page lists works where the nude is the main subject, not a figure inside a mythological or religious story.
33 paintings listed, each with the museum that holds it.
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The Nude Maja
Francisco Goya, 1800
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Madrid
Grande Odalisque
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1814
Louvre, Paris, Paris
Blue Nude (Souvenir of Biskra)
Henri Matisse, 1907
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore
Reclining Nude (Le Grand Nu)
Amedeo Modigliani, 1917
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Grande Odalisque
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1814
Louvre, Paris, Paris
Blue Nude II
Henri Matisse, 1952
Study of a Standing Male Nude
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Sitting Nude Man Turned to the Left
Gustav Klimt
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Vienna
Male nude
Gustave Moreau
Musée National Gustave Moreau, Paris, Paris
Male nude and arm of bearded man
Michelangelo
Louvre, Paris, Paris
Odalisque
Frederic Leighton
Private Collection, Unknown
Seated Nude
François Boucher
Private Collection, Unknown
Nude study in an academy
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Private Collection, Unknown
Nude man seated on the ground with one leg extended
Rembrandt van Rijn
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
Seated nude
Amedeo Modigliani
Private Collection, Unknown
Reclining Nude
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Private Collection, Unknown
Female Nude
Gustav Klimt
Private Collection, Unknown
A male nude
Paul Cézanne
Fitzwilliam Museum (University of Cambridge), Cambridge, Cambridge
Nude
Albrecht Dürer
Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne
Male Nude known as Hector
Jacques-Louis David
Musée Fabre, Montpellier, Montpellier
Male nude and other studies
Gustave Moreau
Musée National Gustave Moreau, Paris, Paris
Odalisque
Eugène Delacroix
Fitzwilliam Museum (University of Cambridge), Cambridge, Cambridge
Male nude
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Musée Ingres, Montauban, Montauban
Study of a Reclining Nude
Eugène Delacroix
Private Collection, Unknown
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Genre is what a painting shows: a landscape, a portrait, a still life. Style, or movement, is how and when it was made, like Impressionism or Baroque. They're separate, so a landscape can be Romantic, Impressionist or Cubist.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between genre and style in art?
Genre is what a painting shows: a landscape, a portrait, a still life. Style, or movement, is how and when it was made, like Impressionism or Baroque. They're separate, so a landscape can be Romantic, Impressionist or Cubist.
Where can I see nude paintings?
In our listings, Private Collection, Louvre, Paris, Fitzwilliam Museum (University of Cambridge), Cambridge hold the most nude paintings. Each artwork page has the museum, location and visiting details.